Autism and ABA data parents can actually use
Most autism statistics pages stop at the national number. Budding Futures uses public data, Colorado sources, and parent questions from Reddit to explain what the numbers mean when a family is trying to start care.
These pages are written for parents first. Each one keeps the claim, source, and practical next step close together.
Parents should not have to dig through government pages, payer manuals, and Reddit threads just to understand what to ask next.
The topics parents and publishers are already talking about
We chose these because they sit where parent concern, public data, and backlink demand overlap: trust, waitlists, IEP confusion, therapy hours, elopement safety, and Medicaid scrutiny.
Our briefs are researched and reviewed by the Budding Futures clinical team, including Rachel Blackburn, BCBA, our Clinical Director, and founder Mark Hirsch.
Which States Are Good for Autism Support?
An original score comparing public funding, family support reach, waiting-list access, and provider availability.
Autism Identification: 1 in 150 to 1 in 31
A short source page explaining the CDC ADDM Network autism prevalence trend from 2000 through 2022.
Autism Is Now 1 in 9 Colorado Special Ed Students
Our analysis of Colorado special education data: autism climbed from 1 in 18 students in 2012 to 1 in 9 by 2024.
The ABA Trust Gap Report 2026
What public parent and provider discussions reveal about ABA billing, supervision, hours, and safety questions.
ABA Workforce Report 2026
Behavior technicians nearly tripled in five years. The analysts who supervise them did not. What the ratio means for your child.
Colorado ABA Waitlist Report 2026
Why families hit delays after diagnosis, and what to ask before joining another list.
What Parents Ask After Diagnosis
A plain-language look at ABA, IEP, preschool, Medicaid, and daycare questions.
ABA Hours Per Week
How families can think about 10, 20, 30, or 40 hours without treating one number as law.
Autism Elopement and Water Safety
Why water checks, door plans, and school handoffs belong in the same safety conversation.
Medicaid ABA in 2026
What audits and payment scrutiny mean for real families trying to start ABA.
Trying to start ABA in Colorado?
Budding Futures helps families sort through insurance, home goals, school questions, and next steps without turning the first call into a sales script.